Demons 2 (Blu-ray)

During a television broadcast about a demonic outbreak, something escapes. While watching said broadcast, a woman named Sally (Coralina Cataldi Tassoni) finds herself transformed into a monster at her own birthday party and sets about spreading the demon curse among her friends. Trapped in a high-rise apartment with no power, the growing demon horde seeks an exit and those who haven’t been turned are fighting for survival The demons are coming, and no one is safe.Directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento (both of whom helped with the script), “Demons 2” is an Italian horror film in every sense of the word: Bad dubbing, over-the-top acting (alternating with bad acting), thick in atmosphere but thin in plot, mixed with a healthy dose of action and rock and roll. A sequel to the successful  “Demons” in 1985, this film was released to mixed reviews but like the first film gained a cult following.While “Demons” had a weird parallel story involving a cursed movie, “Demons 2” echoes this in that, it appears that the first movie was a movie, but it also indicates that the first movie might have been reality as well. You’ve gotta love the weird “logic” in these movies.Regardless, the “second movie within a movie” releases a demon through the television (not unlike “Videodrome” or the trash classic “Video Dead”) and, just like in the first film, all hell breaks loose.  Also like first film, the characters are essentially trapped in a confined space, but an apartment building does provide a much larger and more realistic landscape for the dwindling number of survivors to fight and hide.Speaking of the characters...Like the first movie, “Demons 2” suffers because the audience doesn’t have any three-dimensional characters with which to connect – one- and two-dimensional characters here, only. Also, there are far too many characters running around to keep track of, much less, that get their own storyline. Among these are the gym survivors (with the much-welcome return of Bobby Rhodes from the first film as a different character), an expectant couple (David Knight and Nancy Brilli), the partiers, the family (featuring a young Asia Argento in her first role), the woman with the dog, and the man and the prostitute. There are plenty of others, but the majority of the cast serves only as demon fodder.This movie and set-up gives more people to be killed and turned into demons, but it doesn’t give you a central protagonist (or protagonists) to root for.As in the first movie, the demons are pretty repulsive to behold – clawed, fanged, hideous, and sporting pustules that are ready to burst (it's as gross as it sounds). This time around, the movie plays more with the idea of possession over infection, but either way, once they get you, you become part of the bodily-fluid-dripping legion.Some unintentionally amusing bits include a demonic dog (so, the demon virus can cross species, apparently), a demonic child (played by adult actor Davide Marotta), and a very un-scary Ghoulies-esque mini-demon (it looks a lot like a discount Muppet and is about as menacing). Say what you will, at least this sequel throws everything at the wall to see what sticks.Also, this movie does amp up the horror by having the demons running much like the infected from “28 Days Later,” making them a very present danger, especially as all the places to hide become compromised.All in all, “Demons 2” is a fun watch, if perhaps not quite up to the standard set by the original movie. Although the Blu-Ray is sadly lacking in mentionable extras, the movie itself is an entertaining, gory romp that doesn’t require a lot of thought going in to enjoy (full disclosure: I actually watched “Demons 2” before I saw the original film, and I had no trouble keeping up). The high-rise setting makes the film feel like a horror version of “Die Hard” (which is a compliment). You’d do well to get both the original and this film and enjoy a good “Demons” double feature. Recommended!

"Watching television can be hazardous to your health... And bring the end of the world!" is the tag line on the back of the Demons 2 Blu Ray from Synapse. For Demons 2 it appears that the events from the first film took place in reality, and a movie depicting the events is premiering on television. Its only a matter of time until the demons make their way our of the television and begin to terrorize the residents of a high end apartment building. Demons 2 is a blast of a sequel and is again filled with great demon makeup and special effects. The British new wave soundtrack works great, for the hip and sophisticated characters of Demons 2.The Synapse Blu Ray has fantastic video and audio quality. The only extra is the original U.S. theatrical trailer. Very highly recommended to horror fans, and a must see if you loved the first Demons.

I have ordered this from Amazon and have been waiting several months and I don't think I am going to get it. It is long gone out of print and I recently just hunkered down and dropped the $80 for a new copy. I must say, it was TOTALLY WORTH IT. These two movies are the ultimate in gore/horror from the meistro himself, Dario Argento. The English dubbing is a little off but the story and gore are right on. I think I like Demons 2 better than the first one but both are top notch gore classics. Anyway, if you are waiting for a copy from Amazon, good luck. But if I were you, I would get this from one of the merchants before they start selling for something ridiculous like $150.

I used to love the old movies by Argento, Fulci and the like, and this one I saw before the first Demons. It's really cheesy Italian 80's horror. If you don't know what I'm talking about, or you don't like old cheesy horror movies - your loss I guess - then this probably isn't for you. But if you do, and you haven't already seen it, yeah buddy, check this out. Beware though, it is absolutely ridiculous.The blu ray transfer stuff, it looked good and sounded good to me, but I'm not super picky. Good colors, didn't watch it with a surround system, unfortunately. If you like the movie and are wondering if you should get it on blu ray, I'd say yes if you don't have it or really want to upgrade your DVD version.

Lamberto Bava's "Demons" (and its slightly inferior sequel)makes little sense, but for a non-stop edge-of the seat roller coaster bloodbath it had few competitors in the mid-1980s. Even The Evil Dead paused now and again between the dismemberings. Bava tries to set the scene for the first twenty minutes, then abandons all sense of logic to ensure you stay on the edge of your seat with 70 minutes of superbly edited mayhem helped immensely by Sergio Stivaletti's slimy special effects and Claudio Simonetti's eerie, gurgling, pounding synthesisers.This is an example of Italian horror cinema at it's most frenzied, confusing, laughable, exhilarating, loud, intense, stylish and horrific. It does nothing by halves and takes no prisoners, laughing in the face of serious criticism just before tearing the eyes out of that face and transforming it into a green foam-drooling unstoppable killing machine. This is a good thing. Five stars. No question.

While not as great as the first film, Demons 2 is a fantastic piece of 80s horror from Italy. It tells the story of a sixteen year old girl who ditches her own birthday party to watch a horror movie. One of the Demons from the film jumps through her TV (in a Videodrome homage/ripoff) and possesses her. She then kills everyone at her party (and turns them into Demons) who quickly bust out of her apartment after locking down the building. What follows is a bloody, and absurd, adventure as two newleyweds fight to survive an entire building of bloodthirsty demons.

Je me suis trompé en fait le film est en français non sous-titré milles excuses 🙏

Demoni 2 Edizione Carlotta video: che dire..4k hdr da favola, contrasto ai massimi livelli, sono veramente soddisfatto, infatti acquisterò sicuramente anche Demoni 1 della Carlotta;buon audio 5.1 e 2.0, anche in italiano;contenuti speciali:Il primo in italiano, come anche quello dei trailer, 3 in inglese ed uno in francese, tutti senza sottotitoli ita;per i più pignoli segnalo 3 piccoli difetti: sia nella scena in cui si vedono i genitori di Sally, che in quella in cui si vede la madre di Tommy, ed in ultimo in quella dell’incidente tra le auto, l’immagine si sgrana, ma giusto x 30 secondi..restituirlo x perdere il buono Amazon che mi ha permesso di pagarlo 16 euro?con sto c….o😂..straconsigliato

Exelente calidad del producto, buen edit y buena remasterizacion. Un clásico

The second movie from the brilliant minds of the Italian Producer/Director duo of Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava, respectively, gets another beautiful HD transfer from Synapse Films, with all the same video and audio qualities as the first. This time around, the gory orgy takes place in a luxurious apartment building, where birthday girl Sally is preparing herself to celebrate with her friends. Unfortunately, it seems that Sally, along with most of the other tenants (including young Ingrid, played by actress Asia Argento at an early age), are preoccupied with some sort of horror movie, involving a quest to find a Demon, that is playing on TV. As expected, a nightmarish experience is bound to happen after Sally becomes the first victim of a Demon coming out of her TV set! One of the few sequels that I find to be as good or better than the original or its predecessor.

Ich hatte den ersten Teil bereits auf VHS gesehen und der zweite Teil in der original französischen Komplettfassung hier ist trotz meiner geringen Sprachkenntnisse immer wieder (aufs neue?) ein Erlebnis! Wer die ganzen mit viel Liebe produzierten Horrorfilme mag sollte diesen zumindest gesehen haben. Auch die Schauspieler mag man immer wieder gern sehen..Geht ab wie nur was!